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by Pete E (created on )Gallery | Comments 
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Griff has asked me to post these photo's of an action he is trying to indentify. It has "1908" stamped on the reciever, is a short action and has sedgemoor rifle company stamped on the barrel.

Thanks in advance,

Pete
 
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Gents,

If you need a larger view of an of the pictures, simply click on them and they should open in a new window.
 
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This is a regular military 98 Mauser action.

the year on the ring and the cut to load with clips are typical.

I could tell you more if markings or proof stamps are described or posted.

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Not sure how you would define a short action, but based on the other information including the '1908' and the serial number with a circled B behind it, this sure looks like a worked over Brazilian 1908 military Mauser action. Looks like someone surface ground it then milled off and squared the stripper clip on the rear bridge.

That's my best guess, but I've been known to be wrong before.


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I took the photo in ADOBE PHOTOSHOP & corrected the lighting. It is is a 1908 Steyr.



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Originally posted by SmallCal:
sure looks like a worked over Brazilian 1908 military Mauser


I agree, the markings look exactly like my DWM-Berlin 1908 Brazillian...without the crest, straight bolt, and stripper hump.


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FN Belgium - 98 Mauser action

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As the rifle action has a groove cut for the stripper clip and a receiver wall thumb cut, which appears to have been enlarged, plus the long, controlled feed extractor claw I think it is some sort of Mauser military contract rifle.

The 1908 may refer to the model / variant or it could simply be the year of manufacture and no distinct model / version. If the latter, I think this dates it before the Second World War. After the late 1930s, the Germans put serial number / dates as part date plus a letter to denote contractor factory according to the De Haas book on bolt action rifles.

I do not know anything about proof marks. What who is "B" in a circle. A wild guess would be Belgian proof marks.
 
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Fabrique Nationale Herstal - military 98 Mauser.
The B proofmark stands for Belgique.

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Fabrique Nationale Herstal - military 98 Mauser.
The B proofmark stands for Belgique.

Roland

thanks for all the replies. The reason I wish to identify this action is that a friend of mine wishes me to purchase some mounts from brownells for him.,is this action a mauser 98 "un-altered"??

many thanks

Griff
 
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Assuming the rear hole spacing is .500" you could use FN style bases. The unaltered 98 bases are designed to clear the charger hump and usually have hole spacing that is closer. What you have is an altered 98.




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z1r,
I have looked throught the brownells book and the fn bases are different to the altered 98 bases! I am trying to ascertain the hole spacing's on the rear bridge!!should they be the same on the front??

griff

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Assuming the rear hole spacing is .500" you could use FN style bases. The unaltered 98 bases are designed to clear the charger hump and usually have hole spacing that is closer. What you have is an altered 98.
 
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